Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Waitress Outsmarts Mensa



 Some years ago, there was a Mensa convention in San Francisco .
 Mensa, as you know, is a national organization for people who have
 an IQ of 140 or higher. Several of the Mensa members went out for lunch at a
 local cafe. When they sat down, one of them discovered that their salt
shaker contained pepper, and their pepper shaker was full of salt. How
 could they swap the contents of the two bottles without spilling any,
 and using only the implements at hand? Clearly -- this was a job for
Mensa minds. The group debated the problem and presented ideas and
finally, came up with a brilliant solution involving a napkin, a
straw, and an empty saucer. They called the waitress over, ready to dazzle
her with their solution. "Ma'am," they said, "we couldn't help but notice
 that the pepper shaker contains salt and the salt shaker " But before
 they could finish, the waitress interrupted. "Oh -- sorry about that."
 She leaned over the table, unscrewed the caps of both bottles and
switched them. There was dead silence at the Mensa table.

   Reminds me of our government, solutions would be so simple, but the
 brilliant minds in Washington have to make the situation difficult.

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